Vatican News

SSPX issues declaration of faith ahead of Vatican consistory

The declaration comes days before an extraordinary consistory and planned consecrations in Écône

The Catholic Herald

Church leaders meet in Rome to prepare next phase of Synod on Synodality

The General Secretariat of the Synod has convened leaders from across the world as debate continues over doctrine, governance and lay participation

Rome rejects German bishops’ proposal for lay preaching at Mass

The Vatican has formally rejected a proposal from Germany’s bishops that would have allowed lay people to deliver homilies during Mass, reaffirming existing liturgical law

Leaked consistory schedule drops debate on ‘just war’ theory

The leaked schedule suggests the subject will be treated within a broader discussion of Magnifica humanitas

Archbishop Viganò: ‘I am not a schismatic’

Archbishop Viganò rejects excommunication in letter to Pope

Cardinal Camillo Ruini, influential figure in modern Italian Catholicism, dies at 95

The former vicar of Rome and president of the Italian bishops’ conference was a leading figure in the Italian Church for more than two decades

The Catholic Herald

Polish Catholics denounce Synod Final Document as ‘deeply anti-Catholic’

Dr Artur Dąbrowski and other Polish Catholics have accused the Synod Final Document of subordinating the Deposit of Faith to an ideology of inclusion

June consistory to focus on just war and synodality, not liturgy

The extraordinary consistory will discuss the international situation, Magnifica Humanitas and the implementation of the Synod on Synodality, but not the liturgy

Diocese of Malaga hosts ‘Revolt’ calling for women’s ordination

A feminist group has called on Pope Leo XIV to address what it describes as discrimination against women in the Church

Vatican selects Isaiah prophecy for 2026 creation day

Pope Leo XIV has chosen Isaiah’s vision of swords beaten into ploughshares as the theme for the 2026 World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation